Om Namah Sivaya!
Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya!
Sri Sadisvara Mandiram (Part I)
Sri Sadisvara Mandiram (Part II)
As we await the creation of Nandi and the arrival of the Murti-s and the stone tiles, the floor in the entryway of the SAT Temple is prepared. Below are some interesting images of the floor “renewal.” It is called “polished concrete.” It is very durable and will outlast tile and grout. It is the next best thing to a granite rock floor!
First, the old carpet is removed.
Next, Alex removes carpet tack strips. The foreground of the concrete shows many imperfections.
Many stains in the concrete can be seen here.
The concrete is examined to see where the repairs need to be done.
After the carpet and the carpet tack strips are removed, Gil fills cracks and nail holes from the carpet strips.
Now, Efrien grinds the concrete to even out the surface and remove many of the imperfections like stains, paint, and old sealant.
The difference is easily seen here: polished on the left and yet to be polished on the right.
After the grinding and repair is complete, Nima paints sample colors of dye onto the concrete for us to choose from.
The first coat of dye is applied.
The second coat of dye is applied and a epoxy is placed over it.
Looking from above, Efrien applies the final glossy top coat.
The floor is complete now ready for the Murti-s when they arrive from India. Big difference from the image below where nothing has been done yet!
Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya!
Thank you Lord Ramana for making this possible!
Thank you Nima, Efrien, Gil & Alex of Samaya’s Flooring for a job well done!
Om Namo bhagavate Sri Ramanaya. Thank you for providing these photos and remarks of the progress of the Sadisvara Mandiram. I feel so happy to be a supporter of such a holy and timeless project. It will surely be deeply moving and inspiring for all the SAT members and guests. Ever Yours in truth, Tim
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By: Timothy Frank on January 9, 2013
at 3:02 am
“We have many blessings. We are blessed with a temple, we are blessed with a Sadguru and His Grace, we are blessed with spiritual instruction, meditation, inward-turned minds, and holy books. We are blessed with ears to hear and voices to recite. We are blessed in innumerable ways. These are just the manifested blessings, which make up a small portion of the blessings, because the unmanifest blessings are far more. [As caretakers of the Temple] we must see to it that the manifest blessings continue.” – Nome
Thank you, Tim, for being a part of this manifest blessing!
With love,
in Sri Bhagavan,
Sasvati
By: satramana on January 10, 2013
at 2:09 am